What Trump has promised to do on ‘Day 1’ as president

WASHINGTON POST • September 21, 2024

Donald Trump said that he would not be a dictator “except for Day 1.” Since launching his bid for a second term, Trump has made 41 distinct promises about what he says he wants to do on his first day back in office as president. He has mentioned those promises more than 200 times on the campaign trail, including: 

• Repeal what he describes as Biden’s “electric vehicle mandate.”  

• Repeal the “Green New Deal,” a term that originated in a 2019 climate change resolution.

• Ease various fishing commercial regulations.